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the colgate maroon founded in 1868 colgate university hamilton ny 13346 gift-eat ____* meekl in america volume 117 number 2 tuesday september 18 1984 freshmen receive 1.16 million in four colgate aid categories by david talbot nearly 200 members of the class of 1988 received colgate scholarships this year with a total of over 1.16 million in colgate aid going to winners in four scholarship categories darryl anderson colgate's director of freshman aid said the awards were based only on the needs of the student and outlined the four categories of aid for freshmen 360,000 for athletes the first category anderson spoke of was the coach sup ported athletes high schoolers who were spotted by the colgate athletic department as being ex cellent prospects for colgate teams the forty-five students who won this scholarship twenty-five of whom were recruited for col gate football received an average of 8,100 each anderson said he stressed that factors such as academic record and student demographics were also taken into account during the selection proces giving them a shot the second category is the university scholars a group of students from disadvantaged backgrounds many of whom managed to excel in lower quality high schools but scored below average on student achievement tests and other standardized tests this years thirty university scholars most of whom are black or hispanic were required to at tend a special preparatory pro gram here over the summer and received an average of 7,800 each basically anderson said we are giving them a shot the top end the third group of scholarship winners are the alumni memorial winners students who both displayed strong leadership in high school and found themselves at the very top of their class at an excellent high school or private school the funds for this category come from the alumni endowment this year anderson said large sums of aid were offered to 100 such scholars and seventeen of them chose to accept an average of 8,400 each in colgate aid the usual number is about thirty anderson indicated unfor tunately he said most of these students become the browns har vards and yaleys , the regulars the last category anderson spoke of were the regular scholarship winners good students who had good records in good high schools a total of 104 students accepted an average of 54,000 of aid in this category darryl anderson comparing colgate aid packages for two students of equal need while student aid officials maintain that financial aid awards are based only on the needs of the student a comparison of actual scholarship grants for students of equal financial need show that their treatment can vary depen ding upon which type of scholar ship they have been awarded the following is a factual description of the financial treat ment of two students currently enrolled at colgate their names have been omitted and some details concealed to help protect their identity it is not immediate ly apparent whether this example is an isolated case or reflects corn mon practice with colgate aid students a and b have a similar economic background receive the same tuition contribution from their parents and in short have precisely the same financial need in addition they are of the same race and sex and are both from the new york/metropolitan area student a who comes from a good high school is excellent at a certain sport but graduated in the bottom half of his class and scored below average on his achievement tests he received nearly full tuition room and meg fomefut hickey's bar in downtown hamilton faced near destruction last tuesday when a bathroom fire caused by a faulty circuit breaker and old electrical wiring threatened the entire building the hamilton fire department extinguished the fire before damage was extensive but hickey's was nevertheless forced to close for two days to rewire the area and wait to be reinspected by a state inspector hickey's reopened on thursday but could have waited for up to two weeks to be inspected according to hickey's owner harry trudeau a delay of this length would have caused sufficient finan cial difficulties to keep the bar closed permanently as many summer bills are already due hickey's is presently having a fire sale to celebrate the reopen i ing . new pub no beer by mary boulos in the early hours of last wednesday morning the newly renovated pub in the student union was broken into and twenty-six cases of beer were stolen the robbery was discovered at approximately 2:45 a.m by colgate security of ficers who noticed an open win dow in the student union according to hamilton police chief james tilbe who is in charge of the investigation the en try into the pub was made through the rear construction area the glass doors of the locked pub were shattered enabl ing the thieves to open the door and enter the cooler was forced open and the twenty-six cases of beer subsequently stolen there was an open window on the west side and police suspect that the cases were passed through the window to the awaiting vehi cle chief tilbe believes there were two or three people involved in the break-in after additional investigation was completed by colgate security chief robert holcomb and saga directors more damage was discovered the new tap system was broken off of the new bar and the handle of the cooler was destroyed later on two cases of the stolen beer were found hidden at the construction area by the rear of the building the new pub was scheduled to open this past weekend but due to the damage the opening will be delayed holcomb believes however that construction delays would have otherwise postponed the opening chief tilbe and hamilton police do have some leads in the investigation and expect to make some arrests however chief tilbe is still re questing that anyone with addi tional information concerning the break-in get in touch with him â– karen lowenberg investigates the price ot taking values and institutions meg pomeroy bookstore not a profit monger by nicole klimow many misconceptions about the university bookstore have perpetuated from the general belief of students that the bookstore is not owned by the university therefore they over charge books to insure a good healthy profit and don't hire stu dent help believable as these ac cusations may sound they are nonetheless entirely wrong the university bookstore is owned by colgate university because it is one of the few buildings on campus that operates twelve months a year it is con sidered an auxiliary enterprise and must be financially self-sufficient its year-end profits are generally comparable to those generated by similar stores across the country in the same fiscal year or accounting period and any profits will be returned to the general operating budget of colgate university students should note that the bookstore makes a nominal profit if any the following are the objectives of the bookstore as expected by the university and it operates with these clearly in mind 1 it should provide the educa tional materials books and sup plies which colgate students need to meet course requirements 2 it should provide a bookstore atmosphere and service to stimulate interest by the campus community in books other than required text material 3 it should offer certain items and materials for the convenience of the campus community 4 it should operate without a subsidy or external financial sup port from other resources of the college the actual price of books and other text material is regulated more by the publisher than bookstore employees said continued on page 8 continued on page 13 national weather service tuesday night partly cloudy lows about 50 wednesday sunshine and cloud patches highs in the low 70s thursday through saturday partly cloudy throughout the period chance of a shower late thursday lowsaroundss highs in the mid 70s

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the colgate maroon founded in 1868 colgate university hamilton ny 13346 gift-eat ____* meekl in america volume 117 number 2 tuesday september 18 1984 freshmen receive 1.16 million in four colgate aid categories by david talbot nearly 200 members of the class of 1988 received colgate scholarships this year with a total of over 1.16 million in colgate aid going to winners in four scholarship categories darryl anderson colgate's director of freshman aid said the awards were based only on the needs of the student and outlined the four categories of aid for freshmen 360,000 for athletes the first category anderson spoke of was the coach sup ported athletes high schoolers who were spotted by the colgate athletic department as being ex cellent prospects for colgate teams the forty-five students who won this scholarship twenty-five of whom were recruited for col gate football received an average of 8,100 each anderson said he stressed that factors such as academic record and student demographics were also taken into account during the selection proces giving them a shot the second category is the university scholars a group of students from disadvantaged backgrounds many of whom managed to excel in lower quality high schools but scored below average on student achievement tests and other standardized tests this years thirty university scholars most of whom are black or hispanic were required to at tend a special preparatory pro gram here over the summer and received an average of 7,800 each basically anderson said we are giving them a shot the top end the third group of scholarship winners are the alumni memorial winners students who both displayed strong leadership in high school and found themselves at the very top of their class at an excellent high school or private school the funds for this category come from the alumni endowment this year anderson said large sums of aid were offered to 100 such scholars and seventeen of them chose to accept an average of 8,400 each in colgate aid the usual number is about thirty anderson indicated unfor tunately he said most of these students become the browns har vards and yaleys , the regulars the last category anderson spoke of were the regular scholarship winners good students who had good records in good high schools a total of 104 students accepted an average of 54,000 of aid in this category darryl anderson comparing colgate aid packages for two students of equal need while student aid officials maintain that financial aid awards are based only on the needs of the student a comparison of actual scholarship grants for students of equal financial need show that their treatment can vary depen ding upon which type of scholar ship they have been awarded the following is a factual description of the financial treat ment of two students currently enrolled at colgate their names have been omitted and some details concealed to help protect their identity it is not immediate ly apparent whether this example is an isolated case or reflects corn mon practice with colgate aid students a and b have a similar economic background receive the same tuition contribution from their parents and in short have precisely the same financial need in addition they are of the same race and sex and are both from the new york/metropolitan area student a who comes from a good high school is excellent at a certain sport but graduated in the bottom half of his class and scored below average on his achievement tests he received nearly full tuition room and meg fomefut hickey's bar in downtown hamilton faced near destruction last tuesday when a bathroom fire caused by a faulty circuit breaker and old electrical wiring threatened the entire building the hamilton fire department extinguished the fire before damage was extensive but hickey's was nevertheless forced to close for two days to rewire the area and wait to be reinspected by a state inspector hickey's reopened on thursday but could have waited for up to two weeks to be inspected according to hickey's owner harry trudeau a delay of this length would have caused sufficient finan cial difficulties to keep the bar closed permanently as many summer bills are already due hickey's is presently having a fire sale to celebrate the reopen i ing . new pub no beer by mary boulos in the early hours of last wednesday morning the newly renovated pub in the student union was broken into and twenty-six cases of beer were stolen the robbery was discovered at approximately 2:45 a.m by colgate security of ficers who noticed an open win dow in the student union according to hamilton police chief james tilbe who is in charge of the investigation the en try into the pub was made through the rear construction area the glass doors of the locked pub were shattered enabl ing the thieves to open the door and enter the cooler was forced open and the twenty-six cases of beer subsequently stolen there was an open window on the west side and police suspect that the cases were passed through the window to the awaiting vehi cle chief tilbe believes there were two or three people involved in the break-in after additional investigation was completed by colgate security chief robert holcomb and saga directors more damage was discovered the new tap system was broken off of the new bar and the handle of the cooler was destroyed later on two cases of the stolen beer were found hidden at the construction area by the rear of the building the new pub was scheduled to open this past weekend but due to the damage the opening will be delayed holcomb believes however that construction delays would have otherwise postponed the opening chief tilbe and hamilton police do have some leads in the investigation and expect to make some arrests however chief tilbe is still re questing that anyone with addi tional information concerning the break-in get in touch with him â– karen lowenberg investigates the price ot taking values and institutions meg pomeroy bookstore not a profit monger by nicole klimow many misconceptions about the university bookstore have perpetuated from the general belief of students that the bookstore is not owned by the university therefore they over charge books to insure a good healthy profit and don't hire stu dent help believable as these ac cusations may sound they are nonetheless entirely wrong the university bookstore is owned by colgate university because it is one of the few buildings on campus that operates twelve months a year it is con sidered an auxiliary enterprise and must be financially self-sufficient its year-end profits are generally comparable to those generated by similar stores across the country in the same fiscal year or accounting period and any profits will be returned to the general operating budget of colgate university students should note that the bookstore makes a nominal profit if any the following are the objectives of the bookstore as expected by the university and it operates with these clearly in mind 1 it should provide the educa tional materials books and sup plies which colgate students need to meet course requirements 2 it should provide a bookstore atmosphere and service to stimulate interest by the campus community in books other than required text material 3 it should offer certain items and materials for the convenience of the campus community 4 it should operate without a subsidy or external financial sup port from other resources of the college the actual price of books and other text material is regulated more by the publisher than bookstore employees said continued on page 8 continued on page 13 national weather service tuesday night partly cloudy lows about 50 wednesday sunshine and cloud patches highs in the low 70s thursday through saturday partly cloudy throughout the period chance of a shower late thursday lowsaroundss highs in the mid 70s